Alchemy

Backend Software Engineer

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2 months ago
Bucharest, RomaniaSenior

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain backend infrastructure, APIs, and services at scale.
  • Architect and implement distributed systems supporting high-volume, low-latency APIs.
  • Solve scalability, latency, and performance challenges in live production systems.
  • Lead system design discussions and shape backend architecture.
  • Establish backend development best practices for throughput, reliability, and latency.
  • Validate performance through automated testing, benchmarking, and production improvements.
  • Trace production issues across services and ship durable reliability fixes.
  • Own services throughout their lifecycle.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of relevant industry experience.
  • BS/BA degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience designing, building, scaling, and maintaining core backend components.
  • Experience solving complex design, scalability, latency, or performance problems in high-throughput, low-latency production systems.
  • Production experience with Java and Rust.
  • Experience in cloud-native environments, particularly AWS.
  • Experience building highly available and scalable distributed systems.
  • Ability to work across the stack and address infrastructure and platform challenges.
  • Experience with managed Kubernetes platforms such as Amazon EKS is a plus.
  • Web3 experience, startup experience, founding a company, or building side projects is a plus.

Benefits

  • Private health insurance.
  • Gym reimbursement, commuter benefits, and flexible time off.
  • In-office group meals.
  • Learning and development stipend.
  • Company-sponsored conferences and events.
  • Books and audiobook subscription through Bookster.

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About Alchemy

201-500 employees
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